By KEVIN HARRIS
Kevin.Harris@newsandtribune.com
> SOUTHERN INDIANA —
Haley Garr returned to the Silver Creek volleyball team’s lineup on Thursday night and led the Dragons to a 25-8, 25-13, 25-18 home victory over Charlestown.
The sophomore spiked a team-high nine kills after missing the last three matches with an injured shoulder. Teammate Kim Jamros had six kills and four blocks.
Also for Class 3A No. 8 Silver Creek, Hannah Smith and Alex Carlton each made eight digs and Aubrey Lay had four service aces.
“It was an opportunity for us to speed up our offense and look at other players in different positions,” Dragons’ head coach Jeff Zimmerman said.
Silver Creek (8-1) will host Jeffersonville on Tuesday. Charlestown will travel to Christian Academy of Indiana on Tuesday.
• Mustangs sweep Jeff: Despite making 14 service errors, host New Washington rolled past Jeff at Matthews Gymnasium, 25-21, 25-15, 25-17.
Carolina Ricks paced the Mustangs (6-3) with 17 kills. Teammate Alyssa Brewer made nine assists in one set.
“It was a step-up from our previous outing,” New Washington head coach Gary Graham said. “We’re beginning to find roles for some people.”
The Mustangs will visit Scottsburg on Tuesday.
• Borden thumps Rock Creek: Brandi Peed and Brooklyn Koetter each served four aces to lead host Borden past Rock Creek Community Academy, 25-10, 25-10, 25-12.
The Braves’ Allison Rademacher had five kills, while teammate Erin Mikel spiked four.
“Our serving game was good. We were very efficient,” Borden head coach D.J. Zipp said. “We were a little flat defensively tonight, but I think that will change once we get comfortable in our new lineup. It’s definitely nice to finally have everyone healthy.”
The Braves will travel to South Central tonight.
• Hornets prevail at Eastern: Brittany Pierce spiked 17 kills to lead visiting Henryville past Pekin Eastern, 25-16, 26-28, 25-21, 25-18.
Teammate Erika Robertson smacked 12 kills. Also for the Hornets (8-2), Allison Knox dished out 26 assists and Ashley Dickerson made 30 digs. Henryville converted 83 of its 89 serves.
“It was a good win. We didn’t walk in there and take it. We had to fight point for point. I think that makes them tougher,” Hornets’ head coach Shallon Hill said. “Ashley is a tremendous athlete, a leader and a kid every coach would want on their team. Simply put, she’s unbelievable at times.”
Henryville will travel to New Washington next Thursday.
• Highlanders down Bedford: Junior Morgan Wilson dished out 25 assists and served seven aces to lead host Floyd Central past Bedford North Lawrence, 25-21, 25-14, 25-17.
Highlander senior Jennifer Smith smacked 11 kills, and teammate Kyndall Merritt made 15 digs.
Class 4A No. 10 Floyd will entertain Sacred Heart on Tuesday.
• Borden thumps Rock Creek: Brandi Peed and Brooklyn Koetter each served four aces to lead host Borden past Rock Creek Community Academy, 25-10, 25-10, 25-12.
The Braves’ Allison Rademacher had five kills, while teammate Erin Mikel spiked four.
“Our serving game was good. We were very efficient,” Borden head coach D.J. Zipp said. “We were a little flat defensively tonight, but I think that will change once we get comfortable in our new lineup. It’s definitely nice to finally have everyone healthy.”
The Braves will travel to South Central tonight.
• Generals fall to North Harrison: Clarksville suffered a 25-10, 25-15, 25-6 loss to visiting North Harrison. The Generals will visit Trinity Lutheran on Tuesday.
BOYS’ TENNIS
• No. 11 Jeff downs No. 10 Center Grove: Jeffersonville’s No. 2 singles player Shane Burke and No. 3 singles player Dan Ott each pulled out three-set matches to lead the No. 11 Red Devils past No. 10 and defending state runner-up Center Grove on the road, 3-2.
With the Trojans up 2-1, Ott tied the score at two when he downed Conner Whiteside, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4.
Burke then sewed up the victory at two singles, rallying from first-set tiebreak setback to upend Austin Rudell, 6-7(11-9), 6-1, 6-3.
“We could have easily lost 4-1, but we had some big plays by Shane Burke and Dan Ott at the end,” Red Devil head coach Mark Reilly said.
At No. 1 singles, Jeff’s Patrick Elliott bounced back from his loss to Silver Creek’s Jacob Perkins on Wednesday with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over the Trojans’ Luke Anderson.
The Red Devils will host Bloomington North and Castle in a double-dual match at 10 a.m. on Saturday.
• Braves get swept by New Albany: New Albany rolled to a 5-0 victory over host Borden. Winning for the Bulldogs in singles action were Alex Stewart, Kyle Landrum and Kris Thomas.
New Albany’s No. 1 doubles team of Christian Meyer and Luke Garmon downed Luke Calfee and Matt Smith, 6-3, 6-2. At two doubles, the Bulldog pair of Robby Erskine and Shuaib Mirani upended Jared Sanders and Clint Morris, 6-0, 6-1.
“I hope that this match is a learning experience for my players,” Borden head coach Fin Burton said. “This match showed how much work we have to do to be a really good team. New Albany put away points that they were suppose to, they kept the ball in play, and the doubles teams did what they needed to do to win the match. I was very happy with the effort that Matt Smith gave us today. He did what I ask of him in terms of serving and providing energy for us at one doubles.”
The Braves head to South Central today.
• Providence beats crosstown rival Generals: Providence singles players Nolan Carrico and Derek Benebig each picked up singles triumphs in a 4-1 victory at Clarksville. Carrico was the winner at two singles, while Benebig won at the No. 3 spot.
The Pioneers (2-1) won at both doubles spots. Nick Finn and Andrew Jerdonek won at the No. 1 position, while Providence won by forfeit at the No. 2 slot.
“Nolan played a tight first set. But with a little coaching and some confidence, he played a mistake-free and aggressive second set,” Pioneers’ head coach Scott Gurgol said. “Derek played his first varsity singles match today. He played consistent tennis and made good choices on when to attack.
“Our No. 1 doubles took advantage of a chance to settle a score. Clarksville’s No. 1 doubles played us very tough in a tournament last weekend, so Nick and Andrew came out today with something to prove. They set the tone early and controlled the middle of the court better today.”
Austin Johnson scored the lone point for the Generals, winning at No. 1 singles over Brenden Popson 6-3, 7-6(7-5).
Providence hosts New Albany today at Community Park in New Albany. Clarksville will entertain New Washington on Tuesday.
• New Washington breezes past Rebels: Host New Washington won each match in straight sets to down Southwestern, 5-0.
Winning in singles action for the Mustangs (4-1) were Drake Krohn, Tarren Clapp and Chad McKinley.
At No. 1 singles, Matt Renschler and Devin Freels upended the Rebels’ Gregory Cline and Zack Hubbard, 6-2, 6-0. At two doubles, the New Washington tandem of Jacob Ramer and Daniel Hobson beat Gunnar Henry and Bryce Sopher, 6-0, 6-2.
“Today capped a pretty good week for us,” Mustangs’ head coach Wayne Davis said. “We’ve got to keep our eyes on the next match in order to continue to be successful. I want us to be happy with our progress, but not satisfied.”
GIRLS’ SOCCER
• Jeff blanks Dragons: Host Jeff got three unassisted goals to shut out Silver Creek, 4-0.
The unassisted goals were by Cadie Kiger, Alyssa Garcia and Elizabeth Hunton. Bre Burgan had the other Red Devil goal on a Garcia assist.
Both teams will have road matches on Tuesday. The Red Devils will visit Louisville Butler, while the Dragons will face Christian Academy of Indiana.
• Pioneers, CAL play to scoreless tie: Host Providence outshot Christian Academy of Louisville on goal, 13-4. But both teams failed to kick the ball into the goal in a scoreless tie.
Pioneer goalkeeper Autumn Meyer made four saves. Providence (5-1-1) will travel to Floyd Central on Tuesday.
